Flora Funga Podcast
Let's get down N nerdy with plants and fungi on Flora Funga Podcast. I'm all about bridging the gap between plants, fungi, and humans. Come listen to the underrated nerdy topics of flora and funga. Everything's connected above and below ground. Feel free to contact me at www.florafungapodcast.com/contact
Episodes
224 episodes
222: What is Ayahuasca and How is it Healing?
Sam Believ is the founder of LaWayra Ayahuasca Retreat, the highest-rated ayahuasca retreat in South America with over 730 five-star reviews on google. A former offshore engineer, he left the oil industry after a life-changing experience with a...
221: INPERSON: How Fungi Are Being Used to Treat Dying Bees!
Molly Quade studies fungi at Washington State University that kill mites to help reduce the death of our honeybee population. We cover how bees are NOT native BUT we treat bees as livestock for our agriculture. She also helps out some of Paul S...
220: How to Make Traditional Delicious Mead with DnD Meadery
KK sits down with Derek of D&D Meadery to explore the ancient, flavorful, and surprisingly approachable world of mead-making. Derek shares how mead, often considered the oldest fermented beverage,...
219: MEET THE PLUG: Lets Get Open-Minded with Plant Medicines from the UK
This episode was such a fun, open-minded wander through fungi, philosophy, psychedelics, podcasting, and the weird little threads that connect us all. KK sat down with Joel and Jacob from The Open Minded Podcast to talk about their jou...
218: Why your Accounts are Getting Banned...Mycology Meets Social Media
In this episode of Flora Funga Podcast, KK sits down with Victoria to explore the complicated intersection of mycology, social media, AI moderation, and content creator survival. They discuss why mushroom-related accounts an...
217: STREET INTERVIEW: Healing Autoimmune Disease through Plant Medicine
Meet Lois Duncun...She has a pretty wild and beautiful healing story. After going through systemic lupus, which is medically documented, she credits so much of her healing to plants, Indigenous medicines, mindset work, and Gene Keys. She feels ...
216: STREET INTERVIEW: Wake the F**k UP with a Macro Dose ft. Cannabis Nurse
Meet Laura Hartman a friend I've met at Cannadelic last year. She is a board certified functional medicine practitioner who ...
215: Top 5 Mushrooms for Lowering Inflammation
Top 5 mushrooms I like to use personally for lowering inflammation:All resources mentioned on florafungapodcast.com/215...
214: Supplements You are Absolutely MISSING in your Diet
Oli Genn-Bash is a UK-based writer, educator, and cultural practitioner working at the intersection of functional mushrooms, mycotherapy, psychedelics, and contemporary wellness culture. His work sits between research, lived experience, and cre...
213: Why This Mushroom Drink Is Changing Everything
Allen L. Davies III, known as Allen the Fun Guy, has spent over 15 years immersed in mushrooms, fermentation, and culinary innovation. With a deep respect for food as a cultural cornerstone, he views it as both sustenance and medicine—capable o...
212: Street Interview-Cannadelic: Legal Lean
Join Cannedelic Night Market..Meet @legalleanlife
211: Street Interview with a Pirate at Cannadelic Night Market
My interview with @floridapiratehippieCannadelic Night Market
210: Mushroom Coffee Review: Cuppa VS Four Sigmatic Ft. Karleen (sister)
Today we sit down with my sister Karleen where we review the famous and popular mushroom coffee brands Cuppa and Four Sigmatic. Which one will be the winner and how do you choose the right mushroom coffee for YOU?Thank you Gaias Garden G...
209: Your Beer has Glyphosate with Brandon Rust
Brandon Rust has been cultivating and breeding cannabis for 20+ years, originally from San Diego, he currently resides in Oklahoma and works in the legal cannabis industry, as an owner operator and as a private consultant. A self-taught agronom...
208: Using AI to Talk to Plants-- IN PERSON INTERVIEW
Today we break down a Juicy News article on Revolutionary AI Model Deciphers Language of Plants for the First Time with Kevin an AI E...
207: Street Interview: Meet a TOP Interdimensional Visionary: Chris Dyer
During the Cannadelic Night Market here in St. Petersburg, FL we interviewed a TOP interdimensional Visionary Chris Dyer. He is up there with Alex Grey!!Chris is a Peruvian-Canadian artist, sharing his personal medicine as honest express...
206: The Kratom Industry Is Getting Sketchy--Start a Mushroom Cafe
A VIBRANT BLEND OF NATURE AND FLAVOR FILLS EVERY CORNER OF LOS HONGOS CAFE AND PLANT BAR IN PORTLAND, OR, WHERE COMMUNITY AND CREATIVITY THRIVE TOGETHER.Los Hongos proudly operates as a locally-owned and operated business, focused on buildi...
205: How to Grow your Own Medicine
Twin Mycology's mission is to help over 800,000 adults, foster mental health and sustainable living using the incredible power of mushrooms--Through their offerings of peer coaching, educational programs, and valuable resources.All resou...
204: 2025 Nomination Announcement
Thank you to all the people that filled out this years Nomination form. Congrats to all the nominees:Find all people and resources on florafungapodcast.com/204
203: New Study Shows Mushrooms Could Help Reduce Dementia in Dogs
Carter Easler is a clinical researcher and educator specializing in functional mushrooms and longevity in companion animals. As Principal Investigator of the Senior Dog Study, he explores how natural compounds can support cognitive health...
202: Juicy News| Forever Chemicals are now Safe to Spray on Crops
New Study states that PFAS or Forever chemicals are now safe to spray on crops.FACT CHECK: EPA Debunks False Claims ...
201: Trapping Nematodes & Culture
Niah is an aspiring mycologist with a strong background in fungal research and hands-on experience in cultivation and foraging. She works with Bigfoot Mushrooms, helping to grow and sell a variety of gourmet cultivated species, while also maint...
200: Top 10 Moments of 2025 Flora Funga WRAPPED
In 2025, Flora Funga Podcast didn’t just grow—it spread: according to my Spotify for Podcasters + YouTube Studio stats, 26 people had Flora Funga as their #1 show, 310 had it in their Top 10, and...
199: Diet Soda’s Hidden Tradeoff? What a 1-Year Aspartame Study Found| Juicy News
“Zero sugar” doesn’t always mean zero impact. 👀🥤 This week on Flora Funga, I break down a 1-year aspartame study in mice that found something wild: the mice got leaner (less body fat)… but researchers also saw signs of ...